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The Failures of Occupy Wall Street
By SACHA BRENAC The American corporate elite has been barraged with attacks and pressure from the Occupy Wall Street movement for months now. Mixtures of angry left-wing activists and frustrated working-class independents have taken a stance against this corporate state. No matter how large the crowds, how violent the police or how loud the message, [...]
Eagle Nation Stalls to Soar
Some student bodies are inherently spirited, while others have spirit thrust upon them. The University of Mary Washington now counts itself among the latter.
New Legislation Brings Police State
Big Brother, meet your 21st century replacement, the U.S. government. In the past several weeks, the Senate has been debating a bill that would, essentially, transform the U.S. into an authoritarian nation heavily controlled by the military. Think I’m exaggerating? Think again.
Fall Semester in Review
At the beginning of the semester, we were a body of unorganized minds without a care in the world. But now, thanks to the University of Mary Washington and its endless attempts to market and promote, we are now an Eagle Nation where great minds get to work and pay more for tuition. The city [...]
Popular Majors Seem Jobless
For those of us graduating anytime soon, the real world is a scary place. But, just because there isn’t a 100 percent rate of employment for my fellow creative writing majors and me doesn’t mean it should be eliminated. A terrifying report from the Associated Press came out last week, describing steps China is taking [...]
Paterno: Guilty by Omission
By ONONNA KHAN About a month ago, Joe Paterno, head coach of the football team for Penn State University, was fired. Paterno’s failure to report sexual assault from the football team’s former Defense Coordinator Jerry Sandusky back in 2002 caused quite a raucous within the community. Paterno was aware of the situation with Sandusky because [...]
Corporations Aim at Net Neutrality
By JUSTIN THOMPSON We all travel down Campus Walk nearly every day; it is an inescapable part of attending Mary Washington. Well, imagine if next semester a private corporation swooped in and starting charging money for how you walked through campus. Those who could afford the premium package could stroll through campus whenever they pleased, [...]
Take Action to Diversify Campus
By HENRY BRISIBE As a black male attending a predominantly white university, I feel as though affirmative action is definitely in place today, and I am almost certain that my race played a part in me gaining admission to the University of Mary Washington. The question is, how much consideration is given to one’s race [...]
From West to East Coast
By KRYSTA GUINEY-OLSEN “Why would you come to Mary Wash?” That is the first question people ask me when they learn that I’m from Reno, Nev. After four years, I have my answer memorized. I wanted to go to the east coast, find a good science program, and live on a beautiful campus. Mallory Somerset, [...]
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